Clonakilty Junction railway station

Clonakilty Junction railway station was on the West Cork Railway in County Cork, Ireland.

Clonakilty Junction
Clonakilty Junction station c1898
General information
LocationCounty Cork
Ireland
History
Original companyWest Cork Railway
Pre-groupingCork, Bandon and South Coast Railway
Post-groupingGreat Southern Railways
Key dates
12 June 1866Station opens as Gaggin
1886Station renamed Clonakilty Junction
1 April 1961Station closes

History

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The station opened on 12 June 1866.

Regular passenger services were withdrawn on 1 April 1961.[1]

Routes

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Castle Bernard   West Cork Railway
Bandon-Dunmanway
  Desert
Terminus   Clonakilty Extension Railway
Clonakilty Junction-Clonakilty
  Ballinascarthy

Further reading

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  • R.V.J. Butt (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-85260-508-1

References

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  1. ^ "Clonakilty Junction" (PDF). Railscot - Irish Railways. Retrieved 7 May 2012.